Where:

Wheaton Bible Church
West Chicago, IL

When:

March 31, 2017
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Your Work: More than a Paycheck

Humanity, being in the image of God, is meant to be creative and manage our world. Yet it often seems that our daily responsibilities either become a god themselves or just serve as a distraction from serving the Lord. Work is not a product of the curse; rather it is a sacred call from God Himself!

Join us for a dynamic one-day conference, Your Work: More than a Paycheck, and learn how to be an agent of worship and ministry in your place of work.

Details

What are the registration rates?

Registration Fee

$40/person (until 2/10/2017)

$50/person (until 2/28/2017)

$60/person (after 2/28/2017)

Discounted Fee

$25/person for groups of 5 or more (until 2/28/2017)

$25/person for DTS or Wheaton College employees and spouses

$25/person for all students

Special volunteer rate available. Please contact our events team at cclevents@dts.edu for more information.

Who should come?

Every man and woman passionate about living out the Gospel in word and deed.

What should I know about travel?

The conference will occur on the campus of Wheaton Bible Church.

What should I know about lodging?

Dallas Theological Seminary does not have any special agreements or price discounts at area hotels.

Event Schedule

8:30 AM

9:00 AM

10:45 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:15 PM

4:00 PM

Workshops

Darrell Bock

Theology of Faith and Work

Darrell Bock

Theology of Faith and Work

Dr. Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and as author of over 30 books, including well regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts, studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the Seminary’s Table Podcasts. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000–2001, is a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. His articles appear in leading publications, and he often is an expert for the media on NT issues. He has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas. When traveling overseas, he will tune into the current game involving his favorite teams from Houston—live—even in the wee hours of the morning. He is a proud father of two daughters and a son and is also a grandfather.

Bill Hendricks

Assessing Your Giftedness

Bill Hendricks

Assessing Your Giftedness

Bill Hendricks is President of The Giftedness Center, which grew out of a consulting practice he founded in 1985. For the last twenty years, he has been helping people make critical life and career decisions based on their giftedness.

Bill attended St. Mark's School of Texas and holds degrees from Harvard University, Boston University, and Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the author or coauthor of twenty-two books, including The Person Called YOU: Why You're Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life. He has written for numerous publications and shares his thoughts regularly at BillHendricks.net.

In addition to his practice at The Giftedness Center, Bill serves as the Executive Director for Christian Leadership at The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Bill is the proud father of three grown daughters by his late wife Nancy, and ismarried to Lynn Turpin Hendricks.

Mark Irvin / Rich Phillips

One Church's Journey Incorporating Faith and Work

Mark Irvin / Rich Phillips

One Church's Journey Incorporating Faith and Work

Mark Irvin — After spending 30 years in the telecommunications sector, in 2011 Mark retired from Alcatel-Lucent as a senior director and moved into a pastoral position at Wheaton Bible Church. Mark is currently the Pastor of Marriage, Men’s, and Marketplace ministries. In this role, he is passionate about seeing people grow as disciples who make disciples especially in as it relates faith and work. He co-leads the Gotham Fellowship at Wheaton Bible. He has been several master’s degrees with the most recent being an MA in biblical studies from Wheaton College. He and his wife Sharon live in Wheaton and have a daughter and a married son who live in the Chicago area.

Richard E. Phillips — Rich is an attorney and executive at Accenture, a leading global professional services company with 400,000 people servicing clients in more than 120 countries. He is one of the founding partners of Accenture. During his 30 years with Accenture, Rich has filled a variety of roles within the Legal Group. He is currently focusing on initiatives that enhance and strengthen the culture of company. Accenture has been honored for the tenth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies. He is an Elder of Wheaton Bible Church and sits on the board of The Master’s Mission. Rich leads the Faith & Work initiative at Wheaton Bible Church, encouraging the integration of faith into the workplace and every area of life. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Wheaton, IL.

Greg Forster

When Work Stinks

Greg Forster

When Work Stinks

Greg Forster serves as the director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and is a visiting assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity Graduate School. He has a Ph.D. with distinction in political philosophy from Yale University. He is the author of six books, most recently Joy for the World: How Christianity Lost Its Cultural Influence and Can Begin Rebuilding It, and the co-editor of three books. He is a Friedman fellow at EdChoice; has published numerous articles in scholarly and popular periodicals; speaks at large conferences like The Gospel Coalition; edits the group blog Hang Together; and contributes regularly to other online outlets. His primary scholarly interest is studying how the structures of culture and civilization (family, work, education, business, politics, etc.) respond to the challenge of the gospel and the ambiguous tensions of religious freedom, in order to equip the church to be good citizens of both the Kingdom of God and our human communities.

Speakers

David Kim

David oversees all the ministries of the Center for Faith & Work as Executive Director and is the Pastor of Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Prior to this role, David served as the Director of the Gotham Fellowship, developing and teaching its intensive curriculum while providing spiritual direction. Prior to joining CFW in 2007, David was a Chaplain at Princeton University, where he also served as the Founder and Executive Director of Manna Christian Fellowship for over 12 years.

Although David has lived in New York since 2010, he grew up in the Philadelphia area. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, and his Th.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary, where his studies focused on the public theology of Abraham Kuyper. Currently, he is pursuing his D.Min. at Fuller Theological Seminary in the area of faith and culture. David has a passion for making the gospel real to life, especially in the context of work. He’s written two devotional books: Glimpses of a Greater Glory: A Devotional through the Storyline of the Bible and The Lord’s Prayer Devotional. He’s also the author of 20 and Something: Have the Time of Your Life (and Figure it All Out Too) and the general editor of the Faith & Work Bible. David lives with his wife, Jane, near Bryant Park.

Katherine Alsdorf

Katherine founded the Redeemer Presbyterian Church’s Center for Faith & Work (CFW) and served as Executive Director from 2002 - 2012. During this time, she created innovative new programs including the intensive Gotham Fellows program, an Entrepreneurship Initiative to start new gospel-centered ventures, Arts Ministries, numerous vocation groups, lecture series and conferences.

The Center’s mission is to equip, connect and mobilize the 6,500-person congregation to fully apply the gospel to their work lives and become agents of renewal within their institutions and professions. Currently, as a Senior Fellow with Redeemer City to City, she helps churches in other cities, including Seattle, Atlanta, and Sydney, establish contextualized faith and work ministries.

From 1976-2002, Katherine served in leadership roles in the high tech industry in California, Luxembourg, and New York. She was CEO of an online management education company (Pensare), a hardware/software products company (One Touch Systems), and a satellite services company (Private Satellite Network). She earned her MBA at University of Virginia’s Darden School. She serves on the boards of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Fellowship of the Performing Arts, the Theology of Work project and the Castle Village Owners Corporation. Katherine assisted Tim Keller in the writing of Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work. She and her husband reside in New York City.

Darrell Bock

Dr. Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and as author of over 30 books, including well-regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts, studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the Seminary’s Table Podcasts. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000–2001, is a consulting editor for Christianity Today, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College and Chosen People Ministries. His articles appear in leading publications, and he often is an expert for the media on NT issues. He has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas. When traveling overseas, he will tune into the current game involving his favorite teams from Houston—live—even in the wee hours of the morning. He is a proud father of two daughters and a son and is also a grandfather.

Marc Belton

Marc is a nationally recognized business leader equipped with a unique blend of visionary leadership, creativity and intellect. Marc Belton is a Principal at Wisefellows Consulting and a former executive with General Mills, where he served as Executive Vice President for Global Strategy, Growth and Marketing Innovation. At GMI Marc became known as a champion for growth, innovation and people. Marc was recognized by Fast Company, who named him one of the “Most Creative Executives in the US.” Additionally, Marc has been recognized by Fortune and Black Enterprise as one of the Most Influential African Americans in Business. He is known for bringing an innovative idea, or unique perspective that helps others see new opportunities and think differently about challenges and new horizons.

Scott Rae

Scott B. Rae is Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He has a BS in Economics from Southern Methodist University, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California. His primary interests are in bioethics and business ethics, dealing with the application of Christian ethics to medicine and the marketplace. He is the author of 12 books, including Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics (Zondervan, 3rd edition, 2009), Outside the Womb: Moral Guidance for Assisted Reproduction (Moody, 2010, with D. Joy Riley, MD), Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace, (IVP Academic, 2010, with Kenman L. Wong), Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics (Zondervan, 3rd edition, 2012), and Doing the Right Thing (Zondervan, 2013), a companion book to the film series written and produced by the late Chuck Colson. He has articles in various journals, including the Linacre Quarterly, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Southern California Review of Law and Women’s Studies, and the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. He has consulted with several southern California hospitals in ethics for 15 years. He is a fellow of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and the Wilberforce Forum. He is married to his wife, Sally, with grown three sons, Taylor, Cameron, and Austin.

Tom Nelson

Tom earned a Masters of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from Trinity International University. He is the author of Five Smooth Stones: Discovering the Path To Wholeness of Soul, Ekklesia: Rediscovering God’s Design for the Church, and Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work. Tom is the president of Made To Flourish, a pastors’ network for the common good. He also serves on the boards of The Gospel Coalition and Trinity International University. Tom has two grown children and has been married to his wife, Liz, for over thirty years.